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"I have heard of your plight," you begin.
"Though I represent a... different god," you take a moment to glance at the
priest, who stares at you now with something close to
cautious interest, "I would not see the flame..." for a moment, for a brief moment, you, reminded of
fire, consider how easily this place would
burn down. You catch yourself before anyone could see you staring at the
wooden walls with something akin to
lust. "Of youth extinguished." You really want something to
burn, right now.
Molorchos' eyes widen.
"You mean...?"You nod.
"I will find your child, or avenge him."Nemea sobs again.
"Oh, kind soul! What a great service you would do to this village by slaying this beast! Oh, thank you, thank you, kind soul!" She prostrates before your feet. You can't help but imagine her
long locks of golden hair set
ablaze."Yes. Indeed." You turn to
Molorchos, obviously concerned for the
rather dramatic woman. "Why do you believe the culprit to be a golden lion, exactly? That seems awfully specific.""I say to you sir, I am no teller of lies." He
nervously scratches his nape.
"I saw it with my own eyes, and so has Nemea. It glimmered in the night, shining, as if it was made of solid gold. I would have stared at its beauty if it did not hold Abderos by the back of his neck. We gave chase, of course, but it seemed as if its splendor by its speed in running." He humbly bows.
"Please, save our son.""I shall." With that, you turn to leave, when the
priest angrily taps her
staff on the ground, catching your attention.
"Halt. If you shall really go and toss your life away, outsider, then I shall come with you. It is my duty, as priest of Cleonae, to guide you."Hm. On
one talon, you could use the help if you're going to find this
golden lion. On the
other talon, you seriously have the urge to
burn something, and you feel like the
feeling isn't going to be abating any time soon (in fact, you think it might reach its
climax soon). The priest might object to you setting things on
fire, to say nothing of the revelation that you're actually a
bird gifted with the power of a
god.
What shall you do now, Hecticles?